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grook

grook noun: a brief, aphoristic poem, often containing irony or paradox.

Noun

grook (plural grooks)

  1. A brief, aphoristic poem, often containing irony or paradox.

Forms of grook

pluralgrooks

Origin of grook

From Danish gruk, coined by the Danish poet Piet Hein.

Questions about grook

What does grook mean?
Grook means a brief, aphoristic poem, often containing irony or paradox.
What part of speech is grook?
Grook is a noun.
What is the plural of grook?
The plural of grook is grooks.

Words near grook in the dictionary

  1. gronks
  2. Gronsfeld cipher
  3. Gronsfeld ciphers
  4. Gronski
  5. Gronskis
  6. grook
  7. grooks
  8. grool
  9. groom
  10. Groom Lake
  11. groom of the stool

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